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STRANGE BUT TRUE #12345_20261026  
FOR RELEASE Oct. 26, 2026
BYLINE: By Lucie Winborne  
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* A cook actually cuts himself or herself less with a sharp knife because the latter uses less force to cut through food.
* Goslings begin communicating with their parents while they're still in their eggs.
* Baseball's L.A. Dodgers, originally founded in Brooklyn, were named after the legendary skill local residents showed at "dodging" the city's trolley streetcar system.
* Since Pablo Picasso died without a will, his estate tax was paid with his paintings.
* On May 19, 1956, Kermit the Frog received an Honorary Doctorate of Amphibious Letters from Southampton College in New York. He also gave the commencement speech.
* In August 1914, German troops shot and killed 150 civilians at Aerschot as part of a war policy called Schrecklichkeit, or "frightfulness." Its purpose was to terrify civilians in occupied areas so they wouldn't rebel.
* About 1% of people have feet that are the same size.
* According to the U.N., the world's industries use enough sand to build a wall 88.5 feet tall and 88.5 feet wide around the Earth every day.
* South Carolina is the only state to own and operate its own school bus fleet. 
* In a survey of 5,000 singles conducted by Match.com, 43% said fresh breath mattered the most before a date.
* A turkey's skin can either turn blue, vivid red or white when it's excited, frightened or attracting a mate.
* The South Pole's Don Juan Pond is too salty to freeze, even during Antarctica's winters.
* As recently as the 18th century, American women washed themselves in the warm urine of a young boy to erase their freckles.
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Thought for the Day: "Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly, because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." -- Oscar Wilde 
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